Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Oh, You Handsome Devil

her comment... I think I really like the Kruz the best. We are getting laminate flooring 3 rooms in a couple of weeks so I think this might really be useful in helping keep them swept up. Hopefully, it would work really well on cat hair also because I have 2 cats that shed a lot!

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Small appliances have come a long way. Dirt Devil's designer series, for example, features incredibly useful vacuum cleaners housed in haute couture plastic fashions by the ubiquitous designer Karim Rashid. (Is there anything this guy doesn't design?!) I never thought I would ever call a hand vac sexy, but you know, never say never…

The KURV, a rechargeable, cordless hand held vacuum cleaner that looks more like a genie's bottle than a functional appliance. It is, indeed, curvy as the name implies but it has a very narrow nozzle that is particularly useful for sucking up little things from nooks and crannies. KURV, like its conical cousin the KONE hand vacuum, is meant to be left out in plain view. They are funky objets d'art and ostensibly having them out makes you more likely to use them, which I found to be true.

Dirt Devil's designer recasting of stick vacuums is the KRUZ. It's a nifty, lightweight solution for homes with hard flooring. It sucks up dirt and the detritus of toddler mealtimes pretty handily from our tile floor with its 12 V motor. And it is awfully sexy for a vacuum cleaner! (Am I blushing?) I have the champagne color and it goes with everything… like Cheerios and cat kibble.

One model that I haven't tried is the brand new broom vac, with the slightly predictable moniker BRUM. It's a 9.6 Volt Rechargeable Broom vac that sucks and sweeps simultaneously. Genius! I am crushing on the Choco-Latte color, although it is available in the sublime champagne, as well. I think this would be especially great for hardwood and also for cat hair on low-pile carpets like our Flor rugs. The swirl motif on the broom head is actually the removable dust tray! Very cool.

To enter and win a KRUZ stick vacuum cleaner (a $100 value), please comment on this post with your favorite item from the Dirt Devil website and how it would make your life easier.

Entries will be accepted through August 6th and I'll pick the winner using Random.org. US/Canada readers are eligible. Only one entry/comment per person, please.

Make sure you leave an email address in your comment or that you have one accessible on your blog so you can be contacted if you win! Or, you may choose to check for your nickname at Prizey.Fetch, a site that compiles winners in one convenient place:

I'm a mother of three who has blown through 2 vacuum cleaners in 6 months. I would LOVE any of their products! Aside from the giveaway item, I could use the Kurv Rechargeable Hand Vac. Great company, great product line, great giveaway. Hope I win!gkstratos@yahoo.com

i could use the M130000 - i upright--lightweight, bagless, and good for allergens/HEPA filter. My current refurbished beast of a vacuum is heavy, too many tubes and cords, and it's just a pain in the butt to use. if i have to vacuum, i need it to be easy on my and easy to use.

Hi, This is one fabulous giveaway prize contest! I go through sweepers very easily. I am almost obsessive about my floors being speck free. My biggest problem area are the carpeted stairs leading to the second story of our home! I find it difficult to get in the nooks and crevices. I have bad knees and I need a vacuum that works well and quickly. I choose the "Ultra Hand Vac" as my favorite one. It has a built in stretch hose and convenient tool for removing dirt from stairs. Please enter me in your drawing. Many thanks, Cindijchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

I may have to look into that BRUM when I have some extra cash *maybe year 2020* My arthritis makes it very hard for me to bend over to use a dust pan so this is genius! It would really help me and the current state of my floors :) LOL

I should totally be reviewing the BRUM...it's my namesake!I think I like the KURV better than the KONE...what up with the Germanic spellings? I think my life would be easier with grime free floors that have been Dirt Deviled away. I think my preschooler would beg for his turn as well.

The BRUM sounds awesome! I have 3 cats and a dog -- and ALL tile floors in my house. Needless to say, it is somewhere close to IMPOSSIBLE to keep clean. Regular vacuum cleaners just seem to kick everything right out the back of the vacuum cleaner instead of picking it up!!

I have four cats and a hairy dog and I have hair and kitty litter EVERY WHERE! I can't keep up with it some times. There is nothing worst then sitting down to have dinner and seeing the "tumble weeds" (puffs of hair) rolling across the floor (gross... I know).

I currently have a regular little pan and broom (how old fashioned!). So ANYTHING that would make my life easier would be great.

I love the Kurv because it looks great for quick clean ups and to get into the corners of the room where the "tumble weeds" hand out the most. I also like the Brum and the other stick/upright vaccuum because I hate bending over all the time and it would be nice to clean standing up for a change.

Although I'd love the conveniency and compact size of the Power Hand Vac, with a baby on my hip most of the time I think the full length Brum would be fantastic for quick little clean ups. Two dogs and two cats and one baby make for lots of little messes!thanksalegna75@comcast.net

i am positive that the KRUZ is exactly what i have been looking for to clean up after my ever messy toddler! And with it being so awesome looking, i wouldn't mind it sitting out as a decorative piece as well!

I love my Dirt Devil hand vac. It is so powerful and especially great for cleaning my car interior. It would be so great to win the Kruz so I wouldn't have to lug my big vacumn upstairs to do the kids rooms.marymc47@gmail.com

I love the Broom Vac in Butter Yellow, but I would love to win this prize. It would help me to keep my hardwood floors clean of all the dog hair and dust "bunnies" that never seem to go away! Please email me at sbbuckley@gmail.com if I am a winner. Thank you.

I need the Brum with 2 long haired cats I'm constantly vacumning cat hair off the rugs,carpet and furniture. It would be easier to vacumn the cats but I'm not sure they would think that's such a great idea. I need vacumning help my current vacumn is not doing the job. kline.p@sbcglobal.net

two dogs at the back door, I could do use the BRUM (Champagne) for sure!! it is so hard to get under the kitchen table, the broom doesn't work, the vacuum breaks my back, and I don't want another cleaning tool like a swifter! SAVE ME!

With the dog getting into the trashand scattering my better half's ashes and butts from the emptied ashtrays, this would be a godsend.It would work alot better than the broom and dustpancrawdad@camalott.com

The Kruz or the Brum either/or look like lifesavers. I can use all the help I can get. We have two dogs and two cats and an adult son who has no care about my floors when he brings the dogs in and out. Also, being lightweight and portable, it would be helpful for me to take daily to my Dad's (94) to clean up after HIM and his dog as well.

This is an easy one for me! The Kruz for us. We keep the big vacuum upstairs because that's where most of the carpeting is, but we accumulate dog hair and carpet fuzz (from the area rug) downstairs, too. This would be great to keep in the coat closet for in-between clean ups!

I like the MCE7300 Easy Steamer with tools for $159.95. It would make my life easier because I would not have to rent a machine at the store, bring it home, use a heavy maching and then take it back again. It would soom pay for itself in money and convenience.pintolinda (at) hotmail (dot) com

The Brum in Chocolate Latte would be great to have here around the house, I wouldn't have to lug my big vacuum out to clean up the little messes that my family and I make. It would be easy to use and lightweight too! Thanks for such a great opportunity to win one of these!

I could really use the BRUM (any color is fine with me). We have about 80% of our house covered in hardwood and with the kids I'm constantly having to get out the broom. This would be an easier and more effective way to clean. Thanks for the giveaway!

What a great giveaway! I could use any of these products but I really like the BRUM in the champagne or silver color. I have lots of tile in my house and own a very furry dog and a very furry cat. This would be so easy and convenient to use.laylarenee[at]cfl[dot]rr[dot]com

I could really use the brum. I have 4 dogs and 1 cat in the house. I have fibromyalgia and it hurts to bend down and pick up little things and hairballs, this would be a blessing for me..and my four legged babies.

I looked and looked, but my fave item is definitely still the kruz! I'm always battling the crumbs/etc on our kitchen floor. Our regular vac just doesn't pick them up, so I'm always on my hands and knees wiping it down. This would be so nice for the in-between!

My favorite is the M130000 - i because it is bagless and an upright. This would make my life so much easier because I stink at changing bags w/o making a mess and there is no second part for me to trip all over or drag around. mitanari@yahoo.com

i like the R110000 - Reconditioned Dual Cyclonic Upright, my wife's family has a cat so this would be great in getting rid of all that cat hair everywhere and its got "Superior Suction Power That Lasts" which sounds like just what we need. thanks for the contest

The M130000 i. That would solve so many problems, especially since I have two long-haired dogs and a cat that produces more loose hair on a daily basis than every Hair Cuttery in every mall on the East Coast of the US combined!

My favorite is the KRUZ stick vac. I really love this item, especially for sweeping/vac after my kids my a mess eating and also coming in and out the front door. We have wood floors throughout the house and this would be such a help. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway.

I could really use the broom vac, I have two cats that shed gobs of hair everyday, I am forever sweeping it from my stairs and that broom vac would make my life so much easier, thanks for the great contest, I so want to win one of these

BRUM (Choco-Latte) is my favorite. I have a puppy, a kitten & too kids. It would save me time on my tile family room/kitchen/dining room floors. They're always covered, in pet hair, dirt tracked in by the kids, etc.

The KRUM would be fantastic for picking up extra sand my kids drag in every day from the sandbox at camp! There's nothing worse than sand to make your house dirty and gritty. Thanks for a great contest!

Extreme power wet/dry would be great for me! I have a 3 year old and a 9 month old so I need this to clean up lots of crumbs and spills. This is also something I could easily use to clean out the car. I like that one machine can clean up both dry and wet messes.

I would have to say that the Kruz is my favorite on the site. We have hardwood floors, 3 kids of which the youngest is 1, so we have lots of little food falling of the highchair every day. Winning one of these would be a blessing! Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!ann dot guns at mac dot com

I like the Kruz,the Flipsick and the Powersick. They are all bagless and lightweight and my immediate world would have a lot less pet hair flying around in it if I knew I could just grab one of these light weight and handy vacs!!